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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE LEGENDS OF WRESTLING CARD GAME


Tom Filsinger, the leader of Legends madness, poses with his two game creations.

While the history of Champions of the Galaxy Wrestling Game dates back to 1986 (and is still going strong), Legends of Wrestling made its debut much later. Here is a short history of the beginnings of Legends of Wrestling:

July, 1998 - Filsinger Games releases playing cards for real-life professional wrestlers for the first time. The first is for wrestling legend, Greg "the hammer" Valentine. Another is for Mike Fortune, Hitman for Hire. The Valentine card is part of the Legends of Wrestling Box Set. The Legends cards are compatible with (and in fact are based on) the Champions of the Galaxy system.

March, 2001 - Filsinger Games announces the release of Legends of Wrestling playing cards for King Kong Bundy. One version of his playing card is personally signed and autographed by King Kong Bundy (and still available at the online store). Other related playing cards, such as an Avalanche card, are officially released in the summer. The news story is featured at internet news sites and wrestling magazines. Creator Tom Filsinger is interviewed online by Jason Patterson for the Pro Wrestling Stimulator Enthusiast and says about future Legends of Wrestling signings, "I'll have plenty of surprises in store."

Ads promoting Legends of Wrestling appeared in wrestling magazines like Pro Wrestling Illustrated in the summer of 2001.
August, 2001 - Filsinger Games announces the release of a Legends of Wrestling card in tribute to professional wrestler, Johnny Valentine. Valentine had passed away earlier in the year. Legends of Wrestling playing cards are sold online and through newsletter and magazine ads.



November, 2001 - The Legends of Wrestling Card Game continues to grow as Filsinger Games celebrates the official release of playing cards for Virgil and other wrestlers at the Mid-Ohio Comic Con in Columbus, Ohio.

March, 2002 - Several more Legends of Wrestling cards are released and sold online (including the Iron Sheik) and through the official Filsinger Games newsletter called GWF Promoter. Advertisements appear in wrestling magazines publicizing the Legends of Wrestling Card Game.

April, 2002 - At a major Legends of Wrestling promotion at the Pittsburgh ComiCon, Filsinger Games officially releases playing cards for Ted DiBiase and Nikolai Volkoff. DiBiase and Volkoff are guests at the event and partake in the action by "wrestling" with their playing cards! The event draws attention at internet news sites and wrestling magazines. Filsinger Games also appears at the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Schenectady to promote the Legends of Wrestling Card Game.

July, 2002 - Filsinger Games officially releases Legends of Wrestling playing cards for Frank Gotch and Johnny Valentine at GalactiCon 2002 in Jamestown, New York.

December, 2002 - Tom Filsinger appears on several radio talk shows to discuss the Legends Box Set. Enthusiasm for the Legends of Wrestling Card Game continues to grow as the number of cards scheduled for release increases.

February, 2003 - Filsinger Games releases the Legends of Wrestling Box Set, which brings together most of the Legends cards released so far plus new ones in one package!

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